Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Richmond, KY
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (30%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,851
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 92%
From Region 5%
Athletes 4.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Black 7%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 422 52% / 48% 1% $61,736 69 91%
Computer Information Systems 4 75% / 25% 0% $73,526 84 97%
Accounting 49 33% / 67% 2% $62,036 70 94%
Finance 47 +4 68% / 32% 2% $67,879 79 100%
General Business 110 +1 51% / 49% 4% $52,450 48 84%
Hospitality Management 7 43% / 57% 0% $46,282 30
Insurance 28 +8 50% / 50% 0% $73,808 84 80%
Management 63 +2 41% / 59% 0% $64,222 74 84%
Marketing 63 +2 46% / 54% 0% $58,343 63 100%
Aviation 51 80% / 20% 0% $71,511 82 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Applied Human Sciences 315 44% / 56% 1% $65,888 76 98%
Computer Electronics Engineering Technology 20 90% / 10% 0% $58,287 63 100%
Agriculture 16 38% / 62% 0% $53,981 52 93%
Animal Sciences 17 12% / 88% 0%
Nutrition and Dietetics 7 14% / 86% 0% $63,779 73 90%
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $46,134 29 97%
Occupational Safety 81 75% / 25% 2% $99,758 98 100%
Applied Engineering Management 6 100% / 0% 0% $77,906 88
Child and Family Studies 27 4% / 96% 0% $45,095 26 97%
Career and Technical Education 4 100% / 0% 0% $44,045 23 100%
Curriculum and Instruction $43,632 22
Elementary Education 60 5% / 95% 0% $43,067 21 98%
English Teaching 5 0% / 100% 0% $44,045 23 100%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $44,045 23 100%
Middle Grade Education 11 18% / 82% 0% $43,067 21 98%
Social Studies Teaching 13 62% / 38% 0% $44,045 23 100%
Spanish Teaching $44,045 23 100%
Special Education 14 29% / 71% 0% $46,134 29 97%
Apparel Design and Merchandising $52,200 47 100%
Construction Management 26 88% / 12% 0% $90,775 95 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 408 27% / 73% 0% $66,725 77 97%
Communication Disorders 32 6% / 94% 0% $60,075 66 100%
Emergency Medical Care 36 69% / 31% 0% $59,799 66 97%
Environmental Health Science 11 27% / 73% 0% $47,088 32 94%
Exercise and Sport Science 37 54% / 46% 0% $54,770 54 100%
Medical Laboratory Science 17 24% / 76% 0% $72,498 83 100%
Nursing 134 12% / 88% 0% $85,039 92 97%
Occupational Science 51 6% / 94% 0% $66,463 77 96%
Public Health 21 +1 5% / 95% 0% $47,088 32 94%
Health Administration 11 27% / 73% 0%
Health Information Administration 3 67% / 33% 0% $64,841 75 95%
Recreation and Park Administration 23 17% / 83% 0% $39,874 14 90%
Sport Management 32 +1 84% / 16% 6% $54,770 54 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Justice, Safety, and Military Science 256 53% / 47% 3% $60,238 67 94%
Cybersecurity 11 55% / 45% 0% $62,365 71
Corrections 5 +15 40% / 60% 0% $50,521 43 94%
Criminal Justice 135 +4 38% / 62% 0% $50,521 43 94%
Fire Protection 24 79% / 21% 29% $81,591 90 97%
Fire Services Administration 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $81,591 90 97%
Fire and Arson Investigation 21 86% / 14% 5% $81,591 90 97%
Homeland Security 40 75% / 25% 0% $67,028 77 95%
Paralegal Studies 9 11% / 89% 0% $52,676 49 81%
Police Studies 2 +19 100% / 0% 0% $50,521 43 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences 769 28% / 72% 1% $44,176 24 90%
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education $39,176 13 89%
Anthropology 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $42,471 19 100%
Communication Studies 20 35% / 65% 0% $47,073 32 82%
English 27 +1 11% / 89% 0% $40,965 16 85%
General Studies 208 34% / 66% 1% $43,218 21 90%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1 100% / 0% 0%
History 15 +1 47% / 53% 0% $46,287 30 98%
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 8% / 92% 0% $44,465 25 100%
International Studies 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $52,905 50
Philosophy 3 100% / 0% 0% $45,531 28
Political Science 20 +2 60% / 40% 0% $52,558 48 97%
Psychology 266 +5 21% / 79% 0% $43,793 23 86%
Public Relations 11 45% / 55% 9% $51,534 46 96%
Social Work 79 14% / 86% 1% $48,262 36 93%
Sociology 16 +3 19% / 81% 0% $44,987 26
Spanish 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $46,953 32 94%
Art Studio 26 12% / 88% 0% $38,506 12 98%
Broadcasting and Electronic Media 21 57% / 43% 0% $37,799 11 97%
Music 24 58% / 42% 0% $41,796 18 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 176 44% / 56% 1% $74,082 85 93%
Computer Science 37 +1 78% / 22% 3% $82,828 91 93%
Information Technology 4 100% / 0% 0%
Chemistry 10 30% / 70% 0% $89,846 95 93%
Geology 6 50% / 50% 0% $66,610 77
Mathematics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $63,161 72
Physics 6 83% / 17% 0% $70,871 82
Statistics 5 40% / 60% 0% $69,261 80
Biology 27 +2 33% / 67% 0% $63,133 72 92%
Biomedical Sciences 32 25% / 75% 0% $63,133 72 92%
Wildlife Management 10 60% / 40% 0% $48,586 37 100%
Forensic Science 35 14% / 86% 0% $89,846 95 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,842
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,586
Est. In-State Cost $14,025
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,217
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.9% 725 26% / 74% 1% $44,678 25 89%
Business & Economics 18.8% 442 49% / 51% 2% $59,034 64 91%
Health Sciences 18.1% 424 32% / 68% 0% $75,214 86 98%
Professional 15.2% 357 56% / 44% 2% $66,910 77 95%
Education 4.7% 111 19% / 81% 0% $43,683 22 98%
Computer Science 3.2% 76 79% / 21% 1% $72,368 83 95%
Arts 3.0% 71 41% / 59% 0% $39,409 13 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 59 29% / 71% 0% $63,133 72 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 50 30% / 70% 0% $54,425 53 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 31 52% / 48% 0% $74,913 85 93%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #460 66% $0
Health Sciences $0.4M #313 86% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #443 75% $0
Engineering $0.1M #369 27% $0
Education $0.1M #382 0% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #512 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #269 71% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $1.3M #538 63% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 98%
SAT Range 880 – 1080
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 440 – 530